1737 – Works of Francis Rabelais | Illustrated 5v Set – Gargantua and Pantagruel

François Rabelais was an early 16th-century French writer. He is often considered one of the earliest fantasy writers and, because of his monumental work Gargantua and Pantagruel, he helped establish the modern European literary style. According to Merriam-Webster, the world ‘rabelaisian’ has been coined as something that is “marked by gross robust humor, extravagance of caricature, or bold naturalism.” (MW, Rabelaisian).

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The works of Francis Rabelais
• Author(s): François Rabelais
• Contributor(s): John Ozell (Reviser); Jacob Le Duchat (Editor); Sir Thomas Urquhart (Translator); Peter Motteux (Translator)
• Publisher: London, Printed by J. Hughs, for J. Brindley
• Edition: 1737. First thus.
• Binding: Leather
• Format: (16mo), five volumes
• Size:  6.5 in x 3.75 in (17 cm x 10 cm)
• Collation: Each volume separately paged
• Illustrations: 15 full page and folding engravings and portraits
• Contents Include:
  • Gargantua and Pantagruel full English text
  • Satirical prose narratives
  • Illustrated plates and portraits

Condition:

Very Good. Full leather bindings with hinges tight and secure following professional restoration. Some rubbing and loss of leather along edges and corners. Pages and illustrations generally clean.

Why Collect This?

• Early English edition of Rabelais’s works
• Complete in five volumes with engravings, folding

Item Number: #50356